Man shot, killed after 3-county chase ID'ed

By Michelle Mondo, San Antonio Express-News

Published 6:39 pm, Tuesday, December 3, 2013

SAN ANTONIO — A man shot and killed by SWAT officers after allegedly kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint then leading authorities on a three-county chase in a stolen police car has been identified as Jerry Paul Stovall III, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The Texas Rangers are investigating the incident that authorities said began around 1 a.m. Friday, when Stovall, of Canyon Lake, went to his ex-girlfriend's workplace in Bulverde off Texas 46 and kidnapped her at gunpoint.

The name of the business hasn't been provided by authorities but officials noted previously the woman, 19, was helping to prepare for Black Friday shoppers. The name of the ex-girlfriend also wasn't released. A cut on her leg was her only physical injury, officials have said.

The chase began after a Bulverde police officer found the pair crouched behind a trash bin, a Bulverde Police Department news release said. Stovall had the gun pointed at his ex but began firing at the officer and walking towards him, according to the release.

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As the officer took cover, Stovall pushed the victim into that officer's patrol car and took off east on Texas 46, leading authorities on a chase that spanned about 60 miles and reached speeds of 100mph, officials said. At various points during the chase, officers from the Bulverde, Kyle and San Marcos police departments joined Hays and Comal County sheriff's deputies.

Stovall fired his gun from the car as he fled from the officers, a news release said.

The chase came to an end at the Hays and Caldwell county lines at Texas 21 and FM 2001 when Stovall crashed into a police barricade. The Hays County/San Marcos Police Department SWAT Unit tried negotiating with Stovall, who was still inside the cop car with the kidnapped woman, officials said.

Two San Marcos police officers on the SWAT team shot and killed Stovall when he pointed the gun at his ex-girlfriend and threatened to kill her, authorities said.

The names of the two officers, how many times police fired at Stovall or where he was struck wasn't released. Where the woman was positioned inside the car when officers fired also wasn't released.

On Friday, Bulverde police said it wasn't clear what exactly pushed Stovall to take the woman hostage but mentioned the break-up and “preceding” events.

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Stovall was on probation after pleading guilty in April to a felony family violence charge in Bay City, according to the Matagorda County website. It wasn't immediately clear whether the case involved the same woman. Calls to his attorney and the court weren't returned.